Measles Unit in Biringi Hospital, Ituri Province

Ngote Mamali (center) holds her seven-month-old son, Baraka Wathum, who suffers from measles, while the medical team is doing its morning rounds in the measles unit run by MSF at Biringi Hospital, Ituri Province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 06 November 2019. PHOTO: ALEXIS HUGUET/MSF

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Measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF296452

Date taken / Date Recorded 06/11/2019 4:48 AM

Country Democratic Republic of Congo

Detailed location Biringi, Ituri Province, DR Congo

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Alexis Huguet

Copyright Alexis Huguet

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★★★★ (B)

Maximum Size 5760px × 3840px 11.08 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist The current measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world largest and the biggest recorded in the country for years. It has been spreading out throughout the 26 provinces of DRC affecting more than 280,600 people and causing more than 5,600 deaths. Those represent only the reported cases which, according to an Epicentre survey, underestimate the real number of affected people. In 2019, MSF intervened in several part of the countries providing medical care for measles patient and leading measles vaccination campaign. From January 2018 to October 2019, MSF teams treated 46,870 measles patients and vaccinated 1,461,550 children in 54 health zones.

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Democratic Republic of Congo